Re: 3 million hits with livelooping

[mark francombe <mark@markfrancombe.com>]

I thought it was a funny song... I dont for a second relate any bit of it to Live Looping... when they said...in one take... they meant the video you know??? not the music?.. so no.. not live looping... and little to do with it IMO.

I didnt like that half the video was shouting about his mates and his channel and showing out-takes... that was cheap.
But the song was ok, and the filming was great!... Not particularly difficult to do, just well rehearsed.

Now if the music was live looped...ad he had some clever set up with wifi links between computers and radio mikes and, clever sequencing of commands in Abelton synched to Mobius... THEN we'd all like it right?

Sadly it twas but a film... in which case, all I can say is.. would have been better with girls...


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On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Ricky Graham <rickygrahammusic@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Paul,

I am not trying to provoke, merely trying to present a different point
of view. Whether you like the video or not, it could prove useful as a
means to promote an approach to creating music that we on this list
share. That is all.

You're certainly entitled to your own opinion (which you have
expressed explicitly on a multitude of levels), I am sure it is well
suited to you.

Best wishes,

Ricky

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Paul Richards
<paulrichard_rocks@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm entitled to my opinion just like you and your cronies at LD. That video
> SUCKED bigtime. What a prententious p.o.s. I couldn't get to the end , even.
> Creativity, my ass. It's just an example of marginally-talented weenies
> saying "Look at me".
>
> From: Ricky Graham <rickygrahammusic@gmail.com>

>
> To: Paul Richards <paulrichard_rocks@yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com"
> <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>

> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:13 PM

>
> Subject: Re: 3 million hits with livelooping
>
> Well done, Chaz. It would not do any of you any harm to take the
> positives away from this video, beyond your own aesthetic. It
> currently provides a platform, albeit temporary, to present the
> fundamental idea behind looping audio in real-time. Who cares if he
> wears glasses in-doors.  The fact is, the video presents a musical
> concept that supposedly this list is invested in, lots of people are
> watching it and it is seemingly bringing joy into peoples lives. I
> suppose it all comes down to what you consider meaningful to you, the
> individual. If you find it meaningful to adopt a cynical point of view
> and bash other peoples creativity, whether it is pop or otherwise,
> then fine. I think Matthias was looking for some constructive feedback
> but instead this thread has descended into dung.
>
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Paul Richards
> <paulrichard_rocks@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Well, again, the "herd instinct" at work doesn't mean anything. Every
>> single
>> day I see a video posted on Yahoo with a caption that reads "xxx video
>> goes
>> viral". So what!? If 1,000,000 idiots do something, does that make it
>> something that I want to do (e.g. watching Jackass movies, piercing my
>> testicles, et al)?
>>
>> I'm not specifically referring to music - just the tendency of the herd to
>> follow whatever starts being blitzed to the public via TV, radio & print.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Mark Hamburg <mark@grubmah.com>
>> To: Paul Richards <paulrichard_rocks@yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com"
>> <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 9:22 AM
>>
>> Subject: Re: 3 million hits with livelooping
>>
>> Harshly put (not enough coffee yet)...
>>
>> That depends on whether you are interested in indulgent self-exploration
>> or
>> in entertaining the audience.
>>
>> Both are valid. Just don't be surprised if the audience is more interested
>> in paying for — or listening to for that matter — the latter.
>>
>> My music tends more toward the former and while I greatly appreciate it
>> when
>> it clicks with people, I don't feel that something is out of whack if most
>> people put their attention elsewhere.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2012, at 3:43 PM, Paul Richards wrote:
>>
>> I think 14 million people bought "Beanie Babies". And tens of thousands of
>> people show up at mall shoe stores to battle over some new Michael Jordan
>> sneaker. Millions more snarf the garbage that McDonalds sells. Numbers
>> don't
>> mean shit, man.
>>
>> From: chaz worm <chaz@earthwormandfire.com>
>> To: "Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com"
>> <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:40 PM
>> Subject: Re: 3 million hits with livelooping
>>
>> Hey, what guitar mystery man does is essentially "pop looping". Of course
>> true "looping afficianados" would not like it.
>> But it's a cool little video.
>> It's looping for the masses. That's why none of y'all have a 3million hit
>> video.
>>
>> Good for him.
>>
>> Chaz
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 8:18 PM, chaz worm <chaz@earthwormandfire.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I think it's pretty cool anytime more people can get a glimpse into a
>>>> vague semblance of what I do
>>>
>>> You too running in houses with shades? Cool!
>>>
>>> Per ;-))
>>>
>>
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